Summer Village of Silver Sands
Mailing Address
Box 8, Alberta Beach, Alberta T0E 0A0
New Office/Courier Location
2317 Township Road 545, Lac Ste. Anne County, AB T0E 1V0
Holiday Office Hours - the office will be closed from Monday, December 23rd, 2024 to Wednesday, January 1st, 2025. If you urgently need to contact Administration, please call use the contact information below.
Contact Information
FIRE BAN INFORMATION
There is currently no fire ban or fire advisory in effect for the Summer Village of Silver Sands, however, continue to ensure you take care and caution when having a fire and be sure your fire is completely out when unattended. Soak It. Stir It. Soak It Again. Let the fire burn down before you plan on putting it out. Spread the embers within the fire pit, then add water or loose dirt, and stir. Expose any material still burning. Add more water and stir again until you can no longer see smoke or steam.
When a Fire Ban is in Effect
Permitted Activities are:
Gas-fueled fires (ie: propane pits/tables) & gas-fueled BBQ's are allowed.
Prohibited Activities are:
No fires within fire pits.
No warming/cooking/pleasure fires.
No open fires.
No fireworks.
When a Fire Advisory is in Effect
Permitted activities are:
Safe warming/cooking/pleasure fires within allowable fire pits are allowed.
Gas-fueled fires such as propane pits, tables & BBQ's are allowed.
Prohibited activities are:
No open fires.
No fireworks.
When No Fire Ban or Fire Advisory is in Effect
When fires are permitted within allowable fire pits, please continue to ensure you take care and caution when having a fire and be sure your fire is completely out when unattended. Soak It. Stir It. Soak It Again. Let the fire burn down before you plan on putting it out. Spread the embers within the fire pit, then add water or loose dirt, and stir. Expose any material still burning. Add more water and stir again until you can no longer see smoke or steam.
Fire Pits
Within the corporate limits of the Summer Village of Silver Sands, fire pits must:
Be at least 3 metres (10 feet) from buildings,
property lines and anything else that could catch
fire.
Be less than 0.6 metres (2 feet) high
Be less than 1 metre (3 feet) wide
Have enclosed sides made from bricks, concrete
or heavy-gauge metal
Have a mesh screen on top to stop sparks
(spark-arrestor) with openings smaller than 1.25
centimetres (1/2 inch)
For Provincial Fire Ban Information please visit the following website:
Fire Bylaw 337 - Summer Village of Silver Sands
Fire Ban Declaration Policy - Summer Village of Silver Sands
Fireworks Information
Silver Sands does not have a fireworks bylaw or a fireworks permitting process, therefore, the Summer Village does not grant permission to discharge fireworks in the Summer Village.